Ole Miss trainers tend toSerderius Bryant, 14, after an injury against the Texas A&M. Byrant is one of many Rebels who won't suit up against LSU.

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Ben Garrett
| Special for The Clarion-Ledger

Ole Miss didn't just lose a football game on Saturday. It lost roughly a third of its starting defense, too.

Texas A&M avoided the upset with a dramatic 41-38 win, handing the Rebels their third straight loss. It doesn't get easier for Ole Miss this Saturday, when it battles No. 6 LSU (6-1, 3-1).

However, as if a last-minute loss wasn't enough, coach Hugh Freeze said Monday during his weekly press conference that Ole Miss is "a beat-up football team right now," with some 10 players, including starting running back Jeff Scott and leading tackler Serderius Bryant, likely unavailable for the ...